School-based mental health services

Ideally, school-based services dovetail with
community-based services so that children and youth receive the support they
need in a seamless, coordinated, and comprehensive system of care.

PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES

The purpose of psychological services is to help students
develop their capacities to the fullest by attempting to
provide the best possible conditions for learning. The
psychologist works with children who have learning or
emotional difficulties, and with their parents. The
psychologist suggests ways to help the child adjust to the
learning situations in school and to be more secure and
effective in everyday living. Parents who have a question
regarding psychological services are asked to contact the
building principal in the school the student attends.

social work services

The primary purpose of social work in school is to support
students in an educational setting—help them manage
their learning needs, family problems, and issues of an
environmental, social/emotional, mental health, or substance
abuse nature that might impact their functioning.

Social
workers use a professional knowledge base to help people make
the most effective use of their own abilities so
they can
focus on getting an education. In a school setting, it is
often providing crisis intervention, family support and direct
counseling. These activities support success by working
collaboratively with a school intervention team, teachers, or
community-based providers to support students.

School Social workers are licensed to provide direct
counseling services to students or refer them to
community-based professional services. The type of social work
support offered is dependent on the student's need. Licensed
Clinical Social Workers [LCSW] can provide bio-psycho-social
assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental health,
substance abuse, behavioral or emotional problems.